Dracaena reflexa var. reflexa
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion
Introduced into:
Belize, Central African Repu
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cordyline cernua (Jacq.) Endl. in Cat. Horti Vindob. 1: 149 (1842)
- Dracaena candelaria Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 6: 132 (1850)
- Dracaena cernua Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 50 (1797)
- Dracaena divaricata Willd. ex Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 1: 140 (1871)
- Dracaena reflexa var. brevifolia Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 531 (1875)
- Dracaena reflexa var. cernua (Jacq.) Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 531 (1875)
- Pleomele porteana N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 279 (1914)
- Lomatophyllum cernuum (Jacq.) Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 349 (1837)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1973 | Horne [13/96], Mauritius | K000523377 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | s.coll. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000523386 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | s.coll. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000523391 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Cadet, T. [3589], Reunion | K000523390 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | unknown [5142] | K000523369 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Horne [19/102], Mauritius | K000523374 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | s.coll. [s.n.], Mauritius | K000523393 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Barclay, C. [1167], Mauritius | K000523378 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Horne [20/95], Mauritius | K000523375 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Cadet, T. [3789], Reunion | K000523389 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000523392 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Horne [3/91], Mauritius | K000523371 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1973 | Horne [1/84], Mauritius | K000523394 | No | ||
| Lorence, D. [2335], Mauritius | K000523383 | No | |||
| Jan 1, 1989 | Rabevohitra, R. [1796], Madagascar | Dracaena cernua | K000523447 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1989 | Rabevohitra, R. [1908], Madagascar | Dracaena cernua | K000523475 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images